A stark assessment of terrorism trends by U.S. intelligence agencies has found that the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.

The classified National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) attributes a more direct role to the Iraq war in fueling radicalism than that presented either in recent White House documents or in a report released Wednesday by the House Intelligence Committee, according to several officials who were involved in preparing the assessment or have read the final document.

[To summarize we've killed a bunch of out people--good people--pursuing President Bush's policies and the policies have made the threat greater.]

I'm Proud of Emily and everything she accomplished in such a short life.Her legacy is one of greatness and her spirit is difficult to match.As noted on her memorial, she was proud of being American and Cuban and African and she wanted others to "walk the talk". God bless her and her family.

Just seeing such a beautiful, young lady with seemingly everything to look forward to life cut short is terribly heartbreaking. It puts a very personal touch to such an impersonal war. Why are we still in Iraq? Whatever happened to finishing business in Afghanistan?